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this is a great time to start a dialogue about america's future. i believe that we have an extraordinarily fundamental choice to make about the very future of this country. i believe isome ways this ection and the conversation around this election may be as central to our future as the conversations in the 1850's that led to the election of lincoln in 1860. where at a crossroads that we cannot hide from, and in my mind i am later than herman when describing his grandchild. have two grandchildren, and one of the central issues of our dialogue over the next two years is what kind of a country do we want to leave to our children and grandchildren. the turning point was when the ninth circuit court decided in 2002 that it was unconstitutional to say one nation under god as part of the pledge of allegiance in the school. i decided in some ways it w very parallel to lincoln responding to the dread scott decision about slavery. i decided if we now have judges so fundamentally out of touch with america that they have no clue what this country was based on,
this is a great time to start a dialogue about america's future. i believe that we have an extraordinarily fundamental choice to make about the very future of this country. i believe isome ways this ection and the conversation around this election may be as central to our future as the conversations in the 1850's that led to the election of lincoln in 1860. where at a crossroads that we cannot hide from, and in my mind i am later than herman when describing his grandchild. have two...
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what will that mean to the medicare recipients across america? does it mean less coverage, less care? it doesn't have to. i always use as an illustration the average cost per medicare beneficiary in my hometown of springfield, illinois, the average annual cost is between $7,000 and $8,000. you go up to chicago, more specialty hospitals, higher cost of living, it is $8,000 to $10,000 a year for the average medicare beneficiary. then you go down to miami and the number is $14,000 to $15,000. why the dramatic difference between chicago and miami? that's a question we ought to ask. is there better care in florida or just more expensive care? can we bring the cost of that care down and not compromise the quality of the care? hard questions but the only questions that count if you want to have reform in medicare that doesn't sacrifice the basic benefits. what i would say to senator mcconnell is this: yesterday he quoted me earlier in a statement. i wasn't on the floor. yesterday i said that i was supporting not the house republican budget, but the budg
what will that mean to the medicare recipients across america? does it mean less coverage, less care? it doesn't have to. i always use as an illustration the average cost per medicare beneficiary in my hometown of springfield, illinois, the average annual cost is between $7,000 and $8,000. you go up to chicago, more specialty hospitals, higher cost of living, it is $8,000 to $10,000 a year for the average medicare beneficiary. then you go down to miami and the number is $14,000 to $15,000. why...
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stay in america. thank you, mr. president. and i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from maryland. mr. cardin: thank you, mr. president. 12 years ago this very day the senate passed a resolution that honored harriet tubman, har yet tubman day -- harriet tubman day on march 10. that resolution was sponsored by senator carper and then senator biden. in the house of representatives i served and i cosponsored a similar resolution. harriet tubman was a remarkable woman. she was born in dorchester county, maryland in 1822 and she was a slave for greater than 25 years of her life. at age 25 she married john tubman. she escaped slavery in 1849, but she returned to the eastern shore of maryland not once, but 19 times that we know of within a ten-year period in order to rescue slaves and to set them free. she rescued slaves in dorchester, in caroline county in maryland and throughout the entire northeast. she was known as the modern-day moses for the underground railroad. in the civil war, she
stay in america. thank you, mr. president. and i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from maryland. mr. cardin: thank you, mr. president. 12 years ago this very day the senate passed a resolution that honored harriet tubman, har yet tubman day -- harriet tubman day on march 10. that resolution was sponsored by senator carper and then senator biden. in the house of representatives i served and i cosponsored a similar resolution. harriet tubman was a remarkable woman. she was born...
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that is our obligation if we want to help all kids in america. not just dream their dreams, but achieve them. >> and a comment from another viewer saying the educational system is primarily an agent for increasing separation between the haves and the have not's. >> what we're seeing is that -- and i'm concerned about this -- the gap between rich and poor is worse than it has been in decades. what you see -- you see, you know, huge vulnerable populations. the reason i'm so angry about a budget like scott walker's is that when you go beyond the soundbite it is devastating to seniors. it is devastating to kids in terms of the amount that they are cutting from kids' education. what we need to do is we need to focus on quality, we need to focus on performance in k through 12 education, but we also need to make sure that we are helping those who are most in need. host: tom is joining us from new jersey. he is an educator. welcome to the conversation, tom. caller: thank you. my question is, you talk about scott walker and negotiating -- not negotiating,
that is our obligation if we want to help all kids in america. not just dream their dreams, but achieve them. >> and a comment from another viewer saying the educational system is primarily an agent for increasing separation between the haves and the have not's. >> what we're seeing is that -- and i'm concerned about this -- the gap between rich and poor is worse than it has been in decades. what you see -- you see, you know, huge vulnerable populations. the reason i'm so angry...
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that was demonstrated for all of america to see. we are also in the process of making sure that washington begins to do what every american family and small businessperson is having to do right now. it's called tightening the belt. it's called trying to learn how to do more with less. . and inherently what that means is we got to start prioritizing the things that are important to the american people. the problem is we've seen n.p.r. anits programming often veer far from what most americans would like to see as far as the expenditure of their taxpayer dollars. that's the bottom line. nobody's on a rampage. nobody is trying to say that we don't like n.p.r. for n.p.r.'s sake. we've seen how they spend their money. it's time to prioritize. it's time to reflect the common sense of the american people, and that's why the bill takes the form that it does. it says that we've got to go, number one, listen to the executives at n.p.r. that says they don't need taxpayer funding. well, listen, we are all about looking for ways to cut right now
that was demonstrated for all of america to see. we are also in the process of making sure that washington begins to do what every american family and small businessperson is having to do right now. it's called tightening the belt. it's called trying to learn how to do more with less. . and inherently what that means is we got to start prioritizing the things that are important to the american people. the problem is we've seen n.p.r. anits programming often veer far from what most americans...
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when you talk about america, people are listening. people all over the world, people on fox talk about it. it's japan's fault that they've got the earthquake. host: thank you. terry from florida. npr bill in the house to defund npr. what do you think? caller: i think that it should be funded. the more people -- the more jobs we cut, you know npr will have to lay off some people because of this. the more people we lay off, the more people are going to get laid off. the people at npr shop at local stores. now, they are going to have to cut back. we are like in a downward spiral. you said republican. i vote for whoever the best person is g. i do not agree with the tea party. to me, they do not represent america. we need to create more jobs, not look at laying off people. host: thank you, caller. let's take a look at twitter. here is another message on the npr bill. one of the editorials and "the new york times" calls in "the new york times" comments on this. n.c., ward, you're on the line. independent caller. caller: i listen to npr almo
when you talk about america, people are listening. people all over the world, people on fox talk about it. it's japan's fault that they've got the earthquake. host: thank you. terry from florida. npr bill in the house to defund npr. what do you think? caller: i think that it should be funded. the more people -- the more jobs we cut, you know npr will have to lay off some people because of this. the more people we lay off, the more people are going to get laid off. the people at npr shop at...
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america, for 2010. that followed $3.5 billion in refunds that bank of america reported in 2009. bank ever america's federal income tax benefit this year is roughly two times the obama administration's proposed cuts to the community development block grant program, which is a life line to communities such as i represent, where unemployment is still over 9%. six banks, bank of america, wells fargo, citigroup, j.p. morgan chase, goldman sachs, and morgan stanley together paid income tax at an proximate rate of 11%. those poor companies. of their pre-u.s. tax earnings in 2009 and 2010. had they paid 35%, the federal government would have received an additional $13 billion in tax revenue. you know how much that is? that's enough to cover the salaries of 132,000 teachers whose jobs have been lost since 2008. who do you think caused all the layoffs? wells fargo reportedly received a $4 billion federal income tax refund on $18 billion in pre-tax income in 2009, and only paid 7.5% on its pretax intomorrow of $19 billion in 2010. its federal benefits for 2009 and 2010 is $2.5 billion whic
america, for 2010. that followed $3.5 billion in refunds that bank of america reported in 2009. bank ever america's federal income tax benefit this year is roughly two times the obama administration's proposed cuts to the community development block grant program, which is a life line to communities such as i represent, where unemployment is still over 9%. six banks, bank of america, wells fargo, citigroup, j.p. morgan chase, goldman sachs, and morgan stanley together paid income tax at an...
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and these are people who represent the employers of america. the employers who want to be able to give their employees the health care coverage that they can afford right now. it may not be the government-prescribed health care, but many are trying to do it. and the groups that have signed this letter supporting my amendment to say stop implementation now are the associated builders and contractors, the associated general contractors, the electrical contractors, the food service distributors, the international franchisees, the national association of manufacturers, the national association of wholesale distributors, the national retail federation, the small business and entrepreneurship council, the united states chamber of commerce, and the independent women's voice. the 60-plus association. these are the groups that are saying, let's stop the upheaval that this has caused in our country and let's wait and see what the supreme court says before we have the outlays of millions of dollars. and what -- and most certainly the small businesses that
and these are people who represent the employers of america. the employers who want to be able to give their employees the health care coverage that they can afford right now. it may not be the government-prescribed health care, but many are trying to do it. and the groups that have signed this letter supporting my amendment to say stop implementation now are the associated builders and contractors, the associated general contractors, the electrical contractors, the food service distributors,...
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sorry, middle america. yeah, i said it. >> reporter: it's a far cry from the charlie sheen i encountered in 2003. then married to denise richards, with a baby on the way. >> i was out of options. i was done fighting, you know? i went as low as a guy can go and still have a heartbeat. you know? >> reporter: back then, sheen was a go-to guy for others seeking 12-step assistance. >> the amount of people this man helps to help them get sober and the amount of phone calls that we get of people that need help, he's the first one that they go to. >> reporter: these days, not so much. >> first of all, the day i got introduced to aa, they stole 22 years, something, from me. >> reporter: off drugs, sheen's more likely to find lucrative work than this week's women of woe, as they seek the kind of success sheen has gleefully left behind. you know, for that story in 2003, i went to the softball field in central park in new york, with charlie, just to hit a few balls and stuff. but charlie insisted on using hard balls, b
sorry, middle america. yeah, i said it. >> reporter: it's a far cry from the charlie sheen i encountered in 2003. then married to denise richards, with a baby on the way. >> i was out of options. i was done fighting, you know? i went as low as a guy can go and still have a heartbeat. you know? >> reporter: back then, sheen was a go-to guy for others seeking 12-step assistance. >> the amount of people this man helps to help them get sober and the amount of phone calls...
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the libyans have nothing to do with america. if we really wanted to get involved in this situation in any way ever, we should have started a long time ago, a lot longer before we did, and if we were going to do something, we should do a whole lot more than what we are doing now. what we are doing it is an attempt to look like we tried to do something, of which, i may be wrong, but that is what it looks like. host: gary, republican line, dayton, ohio. caller: i do not think we should bother with libya. the president cannot run our country. we have the worst president we ever had. thank you. host: call from the new york times" -- "the new york times." host: birmingham, alabama, tennis on our democrat line. kenneth. caller: he did the right thing. he had not done anything, cable news would have shown images of the people he slaughtered. he did the right thing. i know we are broke. it is unfortunate this happened at this time when the country is broke, but he did the right thing. in time, this will work out. people have to give the
the libyans have nothing to do with america. if we really wanted to get involved in this situation in any way ever, we should have started a long time ago, a lot longer before we did, and if we were going to do something, we should do a whole lot more than what we are doing now. what we are doing it is an attempt to look like we tried to do something, of which, i may be wrong, but that is what it looks like. host: gary, republican line, dayton, ohio. caller: i do not think we should bother with...
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what has gone on in japan but the brakes on nuclear power in america. does the united states ended the administration agree with that? -- states and the administration agree with that? >> every experience that we had with respect to it the power plants, we take fully into account. certainly at the time of the three mile island episode, there were a tremendous amount of things we applied to the safety of our plants. power reactors are much safer today. we continue to apply unused in areas of different types and never stop our efforts to exercise our capabilities to assess the possibilities and to ensure that our reactors can operate as safely as possible. we will continue to do that. we will -- we know that is a responsibility that is proposed in the nuclear regulatory commission. from a policy perspective, we will continue to operate our reactors. we will continue to seek to build nuclear into our responsible energy future, and we have confidence in the nrc to do this safely. >> i would just add that we have plants in operation with 20% of the energy in
what has gone on in japan but the brakes on nuclear power in america. does the united states ended the administration agree with that? -- states and the administration agree with that? >> every experience that we had with respect to it the power plants, we take fully into account. certainly at the time of the three mile island episode, there were a tremendous amount of things we applied to the safety of our plants. power reactors are much safer today. we continue to apply unused in areas...
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they were all saying, that is how america is living? they have beautiful wives, big cars, what do we have? we want a little bit better life. what we can do, however, as these countries are trying to shut down the internet -- did anybody see the movie pirate radio? it is about an american guy who put a ship off of great britain and pumped rock music, the beatles, but to britain. they knew there was rock music. we could have pirate internet. we could put ships, or however we would face it, and we could have that vehicle as a work around. i think that is a great thing for us to do. it is non-military. is what we are -- it is what we are good that, and it would probably give jobs to all those 25-year-old kids who are unemployed. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> over one belsen students entered this year's documentary cup -- 1000 students entered this year's documentary competition. we will stream of the winning bid is. -- we will stream all of the
they were all saying, that is how america is living? they have beautiful wives, big cars, what do we have? we want a little bit better life. what we can do, however, as these countries are trying to shut down the internet -- did anybody see the movie pirate radio? it is about an american guy who put a ship off of great britain and pumped rock music, the beatles, but to britain. they knew there was rock music. we could have pirate internet. we could put ships, or however we would face it, and we...
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and this bill is just the mini version of a larger republican drive to -- that america -- across america to -- that america's finally rerepresentative-elect jd -- reject add week ago. i'm against starting a short-term cuts, short-term c.r.'s that results in a bleed of the american middle class. speaker boehner stated earlier this week before the national religious broadcasters convention, he says, if they don't eat the whole loaf one at a time, he said of democrats, we'll make them eat it one slice at a time. this is what this c.r., this short-term c.r. is all about. one slice at a time. with the goal of making -- shoving a whole loaf down the throat of the american people. the american people don't want the republican layoff. they want jobs. let's be clear. the bill before us today is just one more battle in this fight, in this battle to keep american jobs. it's the same job cut that republicans passed a week ago. just a two-week version of it. the republicans' reckless so be it attitude on spending destroys jobs and threaten america's economy. so you don't have to take my word for it.
and this bill is just the mini version of a larger republican drive to -- that america -- across america to -- that america's finally rerepresentative-elect jd -- reject add week ago. i'm against starting a short-term cuts, short-term c.r.'s that results in a bleed of the american middle class. speaker boehner stated earlier this week before the national religious broadcasters convention, he says, if they don't eat the whole loaf one at a time, he said of democrats, we'll make them eat it one...
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right now, all across america, we are producing homegrown feels. our scientists are looking for the next breakthroughs. and our workers are in factories, manufacturing advanced batteries that will help power our cars hundreds of miles to the gallon. these are jobs that did not exist two years ago. we want to create more of these jobs. i set of golf for american. i-2035, -- by 2035, we need a clearer, a broader array of fuel resources. so, these are just some of the steps we have already taken. over the course of the weeks and months ahead, we will take more. the bottom line is this -- we have been having this conversation for nearly four decades now. every few years, gas prices go up. politicians pullout the same old political playbook and nothing changes. when prices go back down, we slip back into a trance, and when prices go back up, suddenly we are shocked. i think people are tired of that. they are tired of talk. we have got to work together. democrats, republicans, and everybody in between. i do not want to leave this for the next president o
right now, all across america, we are producing homegrown feels. our scientists are looking for the next breakthroughs. and our workers are in factories, manufacturing advanced batteries that will help power our cars hundreds of miles to the gallon. these are jobs that did not exist two years ago. we want to create more of these jobs. i set of golf for american. i-2035, -- by 2035, we need a clearer, a broader array of fuel resources. so, these are just some of the steps we have already taken....
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cuts like these could cripple america's competitiveness and job growth. according to moody's analytics' chief economist mark zandi, republican cuts would cost america a total of 700,000 jobs. the economic policy institute puts it at 800,000. rather than such job destroying policies, both of us, both parties need to come together and reason together. frankly the american public doesn't care who works with whom, they just want it to work. this is no way to fund the largest enterprise in the world on 14 day cycles. the gentleman criticized us for doing it. we should have been criticized, but let me tell my friend when he didn't mention, one of the reasons we did it, can i have an additional minute? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one additional minute. mr. hoyer: we could not get 60 votes in the united states senate. in order to move a bill forward. keeping our government running is vital to our economy. none of us should want to shut down the government. it is also vital to the millions who rely on government every day , the sooner
cuts like these could cripple america's competitiveness and job growth. according to moody's analytics' chief economist mark zandi, republican cuts would cost america a total of 700,000 jobs. the economic policy institute puts it at 800,000. rather than such job destroying policies, both of us, both parties need to come together and reason together. frankly the american public doesn't care who works with whom, they just want it to work. this is no way to fund the largest enterprise in the world...
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the narrative says that america is against muslims, it creates this that america is going to iraq, to convert, kill them, attack them. that's the narrative. we can present our strategy so far has been try to break down that propaganda. that's wrong. we need to have a forward strategy of liberty minded freedom minded ideas into the islamic consciousness. we can do that as muslims but we need your help through websites, a social network. look what happened in egypt and tunisia through social networking and that countered a lot, that wasn't islamists that did that. most was secular muslims that wanted to take control of their future. when we have a government that produces a report and after the hassan incident and the word muslim or islam or jihad isn't in the document, you wonder why we are so paralyzed in treating this, i as a muslim i need this conversation. if we're going to fix this cancer that's within, the whole viable wonderful beautiful faith that i practice, we need to be able to talk about it. it's like trying to treat cancer without saying the word. it's not islam, but it's
the narrative says that america is against muslims, it creates this that america is going to iraq, to convert, kill them, attack them. that's the narrative. we can present our strategy so far has been try to break down that propaganda. that's wrong. we need to have a forward strategy of liberty minded freedom minded ideas into the islamic consciousness. we can do that as muslims but we need your help through websites, a social network. look what happened in egypt and tunisia through social...
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host: what about obama organizing for america? guest: the situation in wisconsin, it was fascinating to see the gop involvement. the wisconsin arm of the ofa was talking about support among the protesters. they said they acted without ever green light. this is not something the white house would have done by some zealous staffers. it is fun -- not beneficial for a president to weigh in on a state issue. there are political consequences for that. host: democrats in ohio. caller: the government needs to go back to basics. what it amounts to is they should be under the same retirement system, saying the medical raises, everything should be the same. what happens is if they do not get affected by it, why do they care what it does to us? it does not affect them at all. guest: governments across the country are trying to strike that balance. it is a very volatile issue. people are still learning about the issues and the policies involved. when you look at mitch daniels, who saw his popularity decrease, it did not look like he was going
host: what about obama organizing for america? guest: the situation in wisconsin, it was fascinating to see the gop involvement. the wisconsin arm of the ofa was talking about support among the protesters. they said they acted without ever green light. this is not something the white house would have done by some zealous staffers. it is fun -- not beneficial for a president to weigh in on a state issue. there are political consequences for that. host: democrats in ohio. caller: the government...
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what we want from america is quite clear. we told them, we told them, and we told the u.n., after gaddafi we are able to have and build a new libya. a democratic, free, moderate, modern. all of us are muslims, all of us sunnis.'s -- are we have no factions in libya. we are oblivion's, 100%. we are patriots. -- we are libyans, 100%. we fought against the italians, the sacrifice is quite clear. we are proud of them. there is no difference between us. there is no tribalism in libya, we are one tribe, the tribe of libya. [applause] >> after the liberation of the cities in libya, most of the cities have established civilian governing bodies. these civilian governing bodies are made up of lawyers, judges, the use of the movement you -- youth of the movement. they have done a better job and the people have seen the difference. what we see in the western press, people do not know what is going on in libya. they speak of things that are very alien. there is no civil war because there are no civilians fighting each other. there are the
what we want from america is quite clear. we told them, we told them, and we told the u.n., after gaddafi we are able to have and build a new libya. a democratic, free, moderate, modern. all of us are muslims, all of us sunnis.'s -- are we have no factions in libya. we are oblivion's, 100%. we are patriots. -- we are libyans, 100%. we fought against the italians, the sacrifice is quite clear. we are proud of them. there is no difference between us. there is no tribalism in libya, we are one...
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also had a wish for the future america. he said, my wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? mr. webster: mr. speaker, by the direction of the committee on rules, i call up house resolution 189 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. caller: house calendar number 22, house resolution 189. resolved, that at any time after the adoption of this resolution the speaker may, pursuant to clause 2-b of rule 18, declare the house resolved into the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for consideration of the bill h.r. 658, to amend title 49, united states code, to authorize appropriations for the federal aviation administration for fiscal years 2011 through 2014, to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, an
also had a wish for the future america. he said, my wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? mr. webster: mr. speaker, by the direction of the committee on rules, i call up house resolution 189 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the...
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god bless america. god bless you guys. host: hoping for arab mandelas -- guest: let me come back to the caller who said he wants to see more peace. president obama will argue that he was trying to restore peace to all that something you can develop. that is one problem that he has. looks like we're fighting the war. he will not call it a war. what happens after this? host: nelson mandela advocated peace in the -- in south africa. >> one of the issues -- it would be a pity if people around the world remembered the arab world for what is going on in libya rather than cairo. the peaceful protests have a sense of vision. it projected this image of peace, that the world is perhaps looking for. nelson mandela, i think he is right. this is not just about changing said that the arab world has been seeing for 30 years. this is a change from funding that the arab world has possibly seen for hundreds of years -- from something that the arab world has possibly seen for hundreds of years. nelson mandela is an interesting reference. to
god bless america. god bless you guys. host: hoping for arab mandelas -- guest: let me come back to the caller who said he wants to see more peace. president obama will argue that he was trying to restore peace to all that something you can develop. that is one problem that he has. looks like we're fighting the war. he will not call it a war. what happens after this? host: nelson mandela advocated peace in the -- in south africa. >> one of the issues -- it would be a pity if people around...
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around the corner and found out one of these thefts happened last week during the day at a bank of america atm similar to this one. what the customer did, the customer put the card inside of the machine and then typed in the key code. once the key code came up, the customer realized that. enter button had been glued down. thieves are targeting atm users and the customers can't finish the process because the key gets stuck in the machine. the customer goes inside the bank and leaves the information or card back up on the screen. a local paper report says the police said since january there have been four of these type of thefts in the district. thieves are using glue guns to press the buttons down. the penalty for getting caught for this is a misdemeanor and it's a less violent crime, is why it's believed thieves are doing this. >> it's pretty daft ardly -- dastardly. [ laughter ] >> reporter: you can call inside the bank if you have trouble using your cell phone. they advise not leaving the machine while the information is up. you can use the keypad if you have trouble and that will get yo
around the corner and found out one of these thefts happened last week during the day at a bank of america atm similar to this one. what the customer did, the customer put the card inside of the machine and then typed in the key code. once the key code came up, the customer realized that. enter button had been glued down. thieves are targeting atm users and the customers can't finish the process because the key gets stuck in the machine. the customer goes inside the bank and leaves the...
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so i might be very naive in saying this is america. we pride ourselves in our freedom of speech, that means freedom of speech for everyone, i suppose. and the film makes quite clear that although the phelps have some pretty dreadful beliefs, in my opinion, that it's not a film about them. >> you're in "the fighter" with david o. russell brought you back to that area. how does that affect you as an actress? how does it affect you as an actor and how does it affect your life? >> i hope it doesn't affect me as an actor. i'm very proud of the technique, i still am learning with every job i do. and changed my life somewhat in ways, and mostly around work and the opportunity -- work opportunities that will be available to me. i work all the time. sometimes i don't get paid. sometimes i get paid a little less than most everybody else. again, it's just more fun when you have that much room to play, where the picture is -- >> and it's got to be fun just to win something anyway. >> to -- >> forget the rest of it. >> to get a prize is really supe
so i might be very naive in saying this is america. we pride ourselves in our freedom of speech, that means freedom of speech for everyone, i suppose. and the film makes quite clear that although the phelps have some pretty dreadful beliefs, in my opinion, that it's not a film about them. >> you're in "the fighter" with david o. russell brought you back to that area. how does that affect you as an actress? how does it affect you as an actor and how does it affect your life?...
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she'll be on "good morning america" later. that's it for this half hour. >>> this morning on "world news now," power play. the change in military command over libya's no-fly zone. >> u.s. military is pulling ck >>> making news in america this morning. the u.s. as the mission gains more support. >> safety concerns about the nation's air traffic control system, after one controller admits sleeping on the job. >> and the champion dethroned, duke is dominated by arizona as march madness sweet 16 gets into high gear. >>> good morning, everyone. thanks for being with us today. >> there is a major change in command in enforcing that no-fly zone over libya. >> and the changeover from u.s. hands could happen as early as tomorrow. emily schmidt is joining us from washington with latest detail. >> reporter: rob and peggy, good morning to you. the u.s. has been cutting back on the no-fly zone enforcement. theess pentagon said 75% are now flown by the coalition partners. soon, this transition is going to be official. the no-fly zone over l
she'll be on "good morning america" later. that's it for this half hour. >>> this morning on "world news now," power play. the change in military command over libya's no-fly zone. >> u.s. military is pulling ck >>> making news in america this morning. the u.s. as the mission gains more support. >> safety concerns about the nation's air traffic control system, after one controller admits sleeping on the job. >> and the champion dethroned,...
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what is more precious to america han the opportunity to own a home? the neighborhood stabilization program has gone into areas and recaptured neighborhoods, giving them a boost of energy that they needed. there is always the opportunity to for reform, mr. speaker. but i would simply raise the question, let's mend it, don't end it. let's not leave cities abandoned with broken down, shackled homes. that would in fact create more blight, more gang opportunities, more dangerous conditions and yes, hamp needs reform. but what does it mean to eliminate a program? of course the hamp has a grandfather provision but all america wants is to get the programs to work. neighborhood stabilization works. hamp can work. now you're letting banks off the hook so that every day a homeowner calls and can hear the sound foreclosed. at least the intervention allowed those hardworking americans to keep their home and to provide for their family and keep jobs. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. sessions: we continue to reserve.
what is more precious to america han the opportunity to own a home? the neighborhood stabilization program has gone into areas and recaptured neighborhoods, giving them a boost of energy that they needed. there is always the opportunity to for reform, mr. speaker. but i would simply raise the question, let's mend it, don't end it. let's not leave cities abandoned with broken down, shackled homes. that would in fact create more blight, more gang opportunities, more dangerous conditions and yes,...
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the largest hispanic group in america has said, end this program. but i'll tell you what, our grandchildren and children would say that and you continue to say and i agree with you, we've got 13 million american families underwater with their mortgages. and you want to pick and choose 500,000 of those to help. what about the other 21,000? should the federal government pay everybody's mortgage that's behind? one out of four american families are underwater on their homes. it just came out yesterday, 13 million vacant houses in america and almost immediately you come up with a cash for keys program. where you're going to buy these abandoned properties. from the bank banks, from the speculators. i don't think you've listened to the american people. i don't think you've heard what they said in november. this program has been criticized every -- ever since its inception. you haven't mended it, you're talking about mending it today. where is your bill to mend it? is there a bill to amend it? have introduced it? is there a bill? mr. frank: will the gentlem
the largest hispanic group in america has said, end this program. but i'll tell you what, our grandchildren and children would say that and you continue to say and i agree with you, we've got 13 million american families underwater with their mortgages. and you want to pick and choose 500,000 of those to help. what about the other 21,000? should the federal government pay everybody's mortgage that's behind? one out of four american families are underwater on their homes. it just came out...
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. >> nos puede escribir en facebook . >> en despierta américa! . >> vamos a presentarles a quien tiene a muchas chicas vueltas locas. >> desde muy joven oswaldo rios sintio el llamado por la televisión y también por la música . >> tiene novelas como gata salvaje y ahora lo vemos en triunfo del amor al lado de victoria rufo . >> así es acá estamos con osvaldo . >> bienvenido al programa y gracias al público pues yo se que nos siguen cada mañana . >> sí anoche estuve en el programa de sal y pimienta . >> como yo siempre le digo estoy a su disposción . >> vamos a la información . >> y buenos días a todos . >> el presidente barack obama hablara esta noche a la nación para los motivos que tuvo para llevar a cabo en libia los ataques . >> no han dicho cuánto tiempo sse llevara a cabo estos ataques. >> ahora la otan se hace a cargo de la recuperación de libia . >> el consejo de la otan ahora hará un embargo de armas . >> la televisión de libia muestran a muammar al-gaddafi viajando rodeado con una gran cantidad de sus seguidores y la pre
. >> nos puede escribir en facebook . >> en despierta américa! . >> vamos a presentarles a quien tiene a muchas chicas vueltas locas. >> desde muy joven oswaldo rios sintio el llamado por la televisión y también por la música . >> tiene novelas como gata salvaje y ahora lo vemos en triunfo del amor al lado de victoria rufo . >> así es acá estamos con osvaldo . >> bienvenido al programa y gracias al público pues yo se que nos siguen cada mañana ....
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y ahora continuamos con mÁs despierta amÉrica. >> continuamos. y cuando salimos de nuestro paÍs llegamos a la residencia y estamos buscando los lazos que nos unan a nuestra tierra. >> y en chicago los jaliscienses no se quedan atrÁs con un lugar que recuerda a su tierra. >> lo vemos, buenos dÍas. >> buenos dÍas,aquí cientos de mexicanos podrÁn encontrar un lugar para reunirse en el medio oeste. >> el suburbio de melrose park en chicago es ahora el hogar de jalisco en estados unidos,un sueÑo hecho realidad para 700.000 oriundos que residen en el medio Éste,como garcÍa que hace muchos aÑos que vive. >> vamos a tener apoyo de jalisco y de illinois. >> el edificio tuvo un costo de 6 millones de dÓlares y es propiedad del gobierno de jalisco,en su inauguraciÓn estuvo presenta el primer mandatario de esa entidad. >> un lugar de encuentro entre jaliscienses pero tambiÉn un lugar para proponer lo que somos en jalisco. >> en esta casa encontrarÁ artesanÍas y productos del estado y tambiÉn servirÁ para promover a los artistas pero tambiÉn
y ahora continuamos con mÁs despierta amÉrica. >> continuamos. y cuando salimos de nuestro paÍs llegamos a la residencia y estamos buscando los lazos que nos unan a nuestra tierra. >> y en chicago los jaliscienses no se quedan atrÁs con un lugar que recuerda a su tierra. >> lo vemos, buenos dÍas. >> buenos dÍas,aquí cientos de mexicanos podrÁn encontrar un lugar para reunirse en el medio oeste. >> el suburbio de melrose park en chicago es ahora el hogar de...
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out a bill i think that will help us move the nation forward and improve the quality of aviation in america. my amendment is designed to help expedite and to improve the process by which f.a.a. works with government agencies to incorporate unmanned aerial vehicles or u.a.v.'s, as they're commonly called, into the national airspace system. currently, mr. chairman, law enforcement agencies across the country from borders -- customs and border protection, from local police departments, etc., are going to embrace the new technology and start embracing u.a.v.'s in the pursuit of enforcing the law and protecting our borders as well. however, the f.a.a. has been very hesitant to give authorization to these u.a.v.'s due to limited airspace and restrictions that they have. and i certainly can appreciate those concerns, but when we're talking about customs and border protection or the f.b.i., what have you, we are talking about missions of national security and certainly there's nothing more important than that. it was a very, very lengthy exercise to get the f.a.a. to authorize the use of u.a.v.'s o
out a bill i think that will help us move the nation forward and improve the quality of aviation in america. my amendment is designed to help expedite and to improve the process by which f.a.a. works with government agencies to incorporate unmanned aerial vehicles or u.a.v.'s, as they're commonly called, into the national airspace system. currently, mr. chairman, law enforcement agencies across the country from borders -- customs and border protection, from local police departments, etc., are...
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we'll bring you live updates on "america this morning" and later on "good morning america." and, of course, for breaking news any time, you can go to abcnews.com. >>> and now to our other breaking story, the nuclear crisis in japan. u.s. officials are now saying it could take weeks to bring the crippled nuclear complex under control. this as the situation remains dangerous and complicated. brad wheelis has the very latest details. >> reporter: the latest pictures reveal how far gone the reactors are. explosions and blazing heat have reduced the units to ravaged skeletons. plant operators have put in a new power line to restore electricity and get water pumps working again. if that fails, the pentagon has shipped in american pumps, but japanese workers will have to operate them, continuing to defy death. in reactor four, the water and the fuel rod pool is critically low, if there's even any left. without water the rods will ignite and send radioactive smoke into the atmosphere. at reactor three a five-foot thick container is likely cracked. if its core melts down, it could se
we'll bring you live updates on "america this morning" and later on "good morning america." and, of course, for breaking news any time, you can go to abcnews.com. >>> and now to our other breaking story, the nuclear crisis in japan. u.s. officials are now saying it could take weeks to bring the crippled nuclear complex under control. this as the situation remains dangerous and complicated. brad wheelis has the very latest details. >> reporter: the latest...
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america's diner is always open. >> james: welcome back to the kron 4 news. quick update on the space shuttle discovery this is a live feed from nasa tv, you can see the position over the asian continent making its way down toward the equator. the command will be given to fire the maneuvering process with the big engines on the back that will begin the descent into the atmosphere it will take about 25 minutes it will burn for two minutes, 31 seconds, about 25 minutes for to make it into the atmosphere and get down to the point where the atmosphere is that the net that they can begin to slow down. we are still above 48 their seventh landing tilooking. landing time. >> mark: that looks like snow, that's not heavy rain. heavy rain did fall in your lens. we're also watching flight delays at chicago o'hare there's 1.5 hour delays. there is a 2.2 earthquake that shook santa clara around 1:25 a.m. it was 9 mi. north east of downtown san jose. no damage or injuries have been reported. we also have an earthquake to teddy but in japan, it was a 7.3 earthquake in a head
america's diner is always open. >> james: welcome back to the kron 4 news. quick update on the space shuttle discovery this is a live feed from nasa tv, you can see the position over the asian continent making its way down toward the equator. the command will be given to fire the maneuvering process with the big engines on the back that will begin the descent into the atmosphere it will take about 25 minutes it will burn for two minutes, 31 seconds, about 25 minutes for to make it into...
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like the 50-mpg-rated prius, the best selling hybrid in america. and prius was also named a best overall value of the year. plus, every new toyota comes with toyotacare, a complimentary maintenance plan with roadside assistance. we're #1 for a reason. come see for yourself. hurry in for the best selection. ♪ >>> 7:30 on this wednesday morning, march 9, 2011. we have a great crowd at the corner of 49th street and rockefeller plaza and we are happy to welcome them. inside studio 1a i'm meredith vieira alongside matt lauer. coming up, charlie sheen's new and, at times, heated conversation on his web cast. this as speculation grows over who might replace him on "two and a half men." we'll have the latest on that ahead. >> also we'll is ask you how secure is your wireless internet router? if you are not careful, someone could be stealing your signal and if they're up to no good online, it could land you in serious trouble. we're going to hear from one man who was home when his home was raided by the fbi because they thought he was distributing child p
like the 50-mpg-rated prius, the best selling hybrid in america. and prius was also named a best overall value of the year. plus, every new toyota comes with toyotacare, a complimentary maintenance plan with roadside assistance. we're #1 for a reason. come see for yourself. hurry in for the best selection. ♪ >>> 7:30 on this wednesday morning, march 9, 2011. we have a great crowd at the corner of 49th street and rockefeller plaza and we are happy to welcome them. inside studio 1a i'm...
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as a reminder, cloture was filed on s. 23, the america invents act. filing deadline for first-degree amendments is 1:00 p.m. friday, march 4. there will be no roll call votes today. we should expect at least three roll call votes at 5:30 on monday, march 7. the first two votes will be on the confirmation of judges, and the third vote will be on the motion to invoke cloture on s. 23, the patent bill. would the chair announce morning business. the presiding officer: under the previous order, leadership time is reserved. the senate will be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. mr. reid: mr. president, i would note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: mr. president, i ask further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: earlier this week republicans showed that we can ch
as a reminder, cloture was filed on s. 23, the america invents act. filing deadline for first-degree amendments is 1:00 p.m. friday, march 4. there will be no roll call votes today. we should expect at least three roll call votes at 5:30 on monday, march 7. the first two votes will be on the confirmation of judges, and the third vote will be on the motion to invoke cloture on s. 23, the patent bill. would the chair announce morning business. the presiding officer: under the previous order,...
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the america invents act would create that system. it transitions our patent system from a first-to-invent system to a first-inventor-to-file system by simply using the filing date of an application to determine the true inventor, the bill increases the speed of the patent application process while also rewarding novel, cutting-edge innovations. a first-to-file system creates more certainty for inventors looking to see if an idea has already been patented. at the same time, the bill still provides a safe harbor of one year for inventers to go out and market their inventions before having to file for their patent. this grace period is one of the reasons our nation's top research universities, like the university of minnesota, support the bill. the grace period protects professors who discuss their inventions with colleagues or publish them in journals before filing their patent application. mr. president, with that, i know senator rockefeller is here to discuss a very important issue. thank you. mr. rockefeller: mr. president? the pres
the america invents act would create that system. it transitions our patent system from a first-to-invent system to a first-inventor-to-file system by simply using the filing date of an application to determine the true inventor, the bill increases the speed of the patent application process while also rewarding novel, cutting-edge innovations. a first-to-file system creates more certainty for inventors looking to see if an idea has already been patented. at the same time, the bill still...
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who represented america so well. and i am so moved to see the brown family here today, especially alma, michael, tracy and their families. so let us begin the program today by asking the incomparable peat la belle -- patty la belle to sing our national anthem. ms. la belle? [applause] ♪ o say can you see by the dawn's early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous night eo -- oer the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming and the rocket's red glare the bombs burst continuing doctor bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there o say does that star spangled banner yet wave ♪ ♪ oer the land of the free and the home of the brave ♪ [applause] >> thank you, patty la belle. >> you're welcome. [laughter] >> it is a particular personal honor for me to be the first u.s. ambassador to the united nations to work in this magnificent new building with its beautiful architecture and extraordinary art provi
who represented america so well. and i am so moved to see the brown family here today, especially alma, michael, tracy and their families. so let us begin the program today by asking the incomparable peat la belle -- patty la belle to sing our national anthem. ms. la belle? [applause] ♪ o say can you see by the dawn's early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous night eo -- oer the ramparts we watched were so...